Photographers With Solo Shows in NYC Right Now (May 2026)
Solo photography exhibitions in NYC this May span darkroom-printed black and white, large-format color, and image-based installation. Below: 8 photographers with current solo shows across Chelsea, Tribeca, Chinatown, and the Lower East Side, with the gallery, the date the show comes down, and what to know before you go.
1. Amongst the Living by Sam Falls at 303 Gallery
- Artist
- Sam Falls
- Gallery
- 303 Gallery
- Address
- 555 West 21st Street, Chelsea
- On view
- Apr 24, 2026 – May 31, 2026
Amongst the Living is at 303 Gallery, 555 West 21st Street, Chelsea, on view Apr 24 – May 31, 2026. 303 Gallery is pleased to present our fourth solo exhibition by Sam Falls, bringing together a new body of work incorporating painting, ceramics, and photography. “Arranging by chance To meet as far this morning From the world as agreeing With it, you and I Are suddenly what the trees try To tell us we are: That their merely being there Means something; that soon We may touch,…
Plan thirty minutes minimum at 303 Gallery — the works reward time. The gallery is closed Mondays.
2. The Revenants of Our Founding Furies by Sedrick Chisom at Matthew Brown
- Artist
- Sedrick Chisom
- Gallery
- Matthew Brown
- Address
- 390 Broadway, Chinatown
- On view
- May 15, 2026 – Jun 16, 2026
The Revenants of Our Founding Furies is at Matthew Brown, 390 Broadway, Chinatown, on view May 15 – Jun 16, 2026. In these new paintings of Sedrick Chisom’s, his figures are more grounded than before. Their bodies have more weight and volume, a more solid outline—but many other parts of this world are merging. Imagined sights, hallucinations, representations of representations, events that took place but have since been forgotten, strings of letters – many different versions and…
Through June 16, 2026. Matthew Brown keeps standard NYC gallery hours, Tuesday through Saturday.
3. The Gracie Mansion Show by Peter Hujar at Ortuzar
- Artist
- Peter Hujar
- Gallery
- Ortuzar
- Address
- 5 White Street, Tribeca
- On view
- Apr 22, 2026 – May 31, 2026
The Gracie Mansion Show is at Ortuzar, 5 White Street, Tribeca, on view Apr 22 – May 31, 2026. Peter Hujar: The Gracie Mansion Show re-stages the now-legendary exhibition that took place in New York's East Village in 1986, one year before the artist's death. For the show, Gracie Mansion Gallery presents seventy photographs arranged in a long, two-row grid.
Worth combining with the nearby galleries on the same block. Ortuzar is closed Mondays.
4. Blooms Disrupted by Fred Tomaselli at James Cohan
- Show
- Blooms Disrupted
- Artist
- Fred Tomaselli
- Gallery
- James Cohan
- Address
- 48 Walker Street, Chinatown
- On view
- May 15, 2026 – Jun 28, 2026
Blooms Disrupted is at James Cohan, 48 Walker Street, Chinatown, on view May 15 – Jun 28, 2026. James Cohan is pleased to present Blooms Disrupted, an exhibition of new and recent work by Fred Tomaselli. This is Tomaselli's seventh solo exhibition with James Cohan. The gallery hosts an opening reception with the artist. For over forty years, Fred Tomaselli has invoked the power of nature through deftly constructed maximalist paintings and works on paper.
On view through June 28, 2026. Allow at least twenty minutes; the gallery is generally quietest on weekday afternoons.
5. Deep Field by Alyson Shotz at Derek Eller Gallery
- Show
- Deep Field
- Artist
- Alyson Shotz
- Gallery
- Derek Eller Gallery
- Address
- 38 Walker St, New York, NY 10013, Tribeca
- On view
- May 1, 2026 – May 31, 2026
Deep Field is at Derek Eller Gallery, 38 Walker St, New York, NY 10013, Tribeca, on view May 1 – 31, 2026. Derek Eller Gallery is pleased to present Deep Field, a solo exhibition by Alyson Shotz featuring new work using plated steel, glass, paper and wood. Shotz is known for experiential, large-scale sculptures inspired by natural and scientific phenomena that subvert their physicality in order to explore the phenomenological experience of space, gravity and light.
Derek Eller Gallery is most easily reached by subway; check the gallery's hours before walking over, since most NYC galleries are closed Mondays.
6. Big Dance by Mary Stephenson at Chapter NY
- Show
- Big Dance
- Artist
- Mary Stephenson
- Gallery
- Chapter NY
- Address
- 60 Walker Street, Tribeca
- On view
- Apr 24, 2026 – May 31, 2026
Big Dance is at Chapter NY, 60 Walker Street, Tribeca, on view Apr 24 – May 31, 2026. Chapter NY is thrilled to present Mary Stephenson’s second exhibition with the gallery. The centerpiece of Mary Stephenson’s exhibition Big Dance is a painting of the same name: commanding in scale, yet more enveloping than confrontational. Characterized by diffuse, glowing fields in washy, sage-green paint, the image depicts a vacant labyrinthine corridor.
Plan thirty minutes minimum at Chapter NY — the works reward time. The gallery is closed Mondays.
7. Three Day Weekend: Tomorrow Is Not Guaranteed by Vitaly Komar at Ethan Cohen Gallery
- Artist
- Vitaly Komar
- Gallery
- Ethan Cohen Gallery
- Address
- 251 West 19th Street, Chelsea
- On view
- Apr 16, 2026 – May 31, 2026
Three Day Weekend: Tomorrow Is Not Guaranteed is at Ethan Cohen Gallery, 251 West 19th Street, Chelsea, on view Apr 16 – May 31, 2026. Ethan Cohen Gallery is pleased to present Three Day Weekend: Tomorrow is not Guaranteed, Vitaly Komar's first solo exhibition with the gallery, and his first solo exhibition in New York in over ten years. Vitaly Komar, formerly the partner of the famous artist duo Komar and Melamid enters his third decade of solo independence.
Through May 31, 2026. Ethan Cohen Gallery keeps standard NYC gallery hours, Tuesday through Saturday.
8. Where is My Mind? by Alex Israel at Pace Prints
- Artist
- Alex Israel
- Gallery
- Pace Prints
- Address
- 521 West 22nd Street, Chelsea
- On view
- Apr 30, 2026 – Jun 7, 2026
Where is My Mind? is at Pace Prints, 521 West 22nd Street, Chelsea, on view Apr 30 – Jun 7, 2026. Pace Prints is pleased to present Where is My Mind?, an exhibition marking the release of a suite of 10 archival pigment prints by Alex Israel. Each work presents a new iteration of the artist's Self Portrait series, mounted in a custom, artist-designed frame. This exhibition marks Alex Israel's first collaboration with Pace Prints.
Worth combining with the nearby galleries on the same block. Pace Prints is closed Mondays.
How to plan a walk
Photography shows tend to cluster in Chelsea and Tribeca, with a few outliers on the Upper East Side and downtown. Take the C/E to 23rd Street for Chelsea, the 1 to Franklin for Tribeca, and the F to East Broadway for the Lower East Side options. Full list is doable in a single Saturday with subway transfers.
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Frequently asked
Where can I see photography in NYC right now?
Solo photography shows are on view at 303 Gallery, Matthew Brown, and Ortuzar this May, alongside 5 more on this list. Each show is free, no appointment required.
What's the difference between photography galleries and photography museums?
The International Center of Photography (ICP) and the Aperture Foundation run dedicated photography exhibitions in museum and project-space formats. Commercial galleries like the ones on this list focus on a single artist or a tight group show, usually for sale.
How do I find out about new photography shows?
Open the Gallop app and filter the map by medium or by gallery — every NYC gallery's current and upcoming photography shows are listed there, with opening dates and addresses.
Are these photo shows kid-friendly?
Most are. A few include nudity or politically charged imagery; gallery websites usually flag content notes for visitors with kids.
